Department of Philosophy and Religion: Philosophy
Departmental Research Guide

This research guide relays some basic information on library and information resources pertaining to the concerns of this department, as provided by University Libraries and/or sites on the World Wide Web.

1. To Shelf-Browse for Books (using main Library of Congress Subject Divisions)

Books on subjects associated with this field are shelved under the call number ranges listed below. Use TOPCAT to search for specific items in the collection, or more narrowly-defined subjects.

Aesthetics (BH, N61-N79) -------- Causation (BD530-BD595) -------- Chance (BC141) -------- Consciousness (B105.C477) -------- Cosmology (BD493-BD708) -------- Death (BD443.8-BD445) -------- Egoism (BJ1474) -------- Empiricism (B816) -------- Enlightenment (B802, B2621) -------- Ethics (BJ1-BJ1800) -------- Existentialism (B819) -------- Femininity (Philosophy) (BD450) -------- Feminist theory (HQ1190) -------- Free will and determinism (BF620-BF628, BJ1460-BJ1468.5) -------- Good and evil (BJ1400-BJ1408.5) -------- Hedonism (B279, BJ1491) -------- Humanism (B778, B821) -------- Idealism (B823) -------- Ideology (B823.3, HM641) -------- Imagination (Philosophy) (BH301.I53) -------- Immortality (Philosophy) (BD419-BD423) -------- Jurisprudence (K230-K474) -------- Justice (JC578, K230-K474) -------- Knowledge, Theory of (BD150-BD240) -------- Law--Philosophy (K230-K474) -------- Liberty (JC585-JC599) -------- Logic (BC1-BC199) -------- Logical Positivism (B824) ----- Mathematics--Philosophy (QA8-QA10.4) -------- Metaphysics (BD, QC6) -------- Mind and body (BF150-BF172) -------- Natural Law (K400-K474) -------- Ontology (BD300-BD444) -------- Optimism (B829, BF698.35.O57, BJ1477) -------- Perspective (Philosophy) (B829, BF698.35.P49, BJ1477) -------- Pessimism (B829, BF698.35.P49, BJ1477) -------- Phenomenology (B829.5) -------- Philosophy and science (B67) -------- Philosophy of mind (BD418) -------- Philosophy--History (B69-B99) -------- Pluralism (BD394) -------- Positivism (B831, B2200-B2249) -------- Possibility (BC199.P7) -------- Pragmatics (B831.5, P99.4.P72) -------- Pragmatism (B832, B945.J23-.J24) -------- Property (HB701-HB751) -------- Rationalism (B833, BD181, BL2700-BL2790) -------- Realism (B835, Q175.32.R42) -------- Reality (BD331, QC6.4.R42) -------- Religion--Philosophy (BL57-BL185) -------- Science--Philosophy (Q171-Q175) -------- Technology--Philosophy (T14) -------- Truth (BD150-BD171, BT50) -------- Utilitarianism (B843) -------- Will (BJ1460-BJ1468)

2. To Find Journal and Magazine Articles (using indexing/abstracting/full-text services)

The following services are recommended for use by first-year students and nonmajors:

• Philosopher's Index (ONLINE--Silver Platter and REF PER/IND B1 .A1 P47x)
• Philosopher's Index: A Retrospective Index to U.S. Publications from 1940 (REF Z 7127 .P474)--This material is not duplicated in the Philosopher's Index
• Humanities Index (REF PER/IND AI 3 .H85)
• Academic Search Elite and MasterFILE Premier: These two all-subject WWW-based services (they are part of the EBSCOhost system) feature indexing and abstracting of many journals and magazines that WKU Libraries receive in hardcopy, plus a large selection of articles in full-text.
  

The following services are recommended for use by advanced students and researchers:

• America: History and Life (REF PER/IND E 11 .A35x)
• Art Index (REF PER/IND NX 1 .A12 A7x) --Includes articles on Aesthetics
• Biomedical ethics--In addition to other resources, use health indexes such as:
  • Bioethics Information Retrieval Project http://www.georgetown.edu/research/nrcbl/ir/bioline.htm
  • Comprehensive Medline (EBSCOhost)
  • CINAHL (EBSCOhost)
  • Health Source Plus (EBSCOhost)
• Historical Abstracts (REF PER/IND D 299 .H5)
• Index Islamicus
• International Bibliography series
  • International bibliography of anthropology
  • International bibliography of economics
  • International bibliography of political science
  • International bibliography of social and cultural anthropology
  • International bibliography of sociology
  • International bibliography of the social sciences
• Jurisprudence, property, liberty, legal philosophy, and Natural Rights--In addition to other resources, use:
  • Index to Legal Periodicals (Law Collection Periodicals Room, Helm Basement)
• International Political Science Abstracts (REF PER/IND JA 36 .I5)
• Journal of Economic Literature (REF PER/IND HB 1 .J6)
• Psychological Abstracts (REF PER/IND BF1 .P65). Online on EBSCOHOST as PsycINFO.
• Religion Index One (REF PER/IND BL 1 .R4x)
• Religious and Theological Abstracts (REF PER/IND BR 1 .R286)
• Sociological Abstracts (REF PER/IND HM 1 .S67)

Special resource:  TDNet Electronic Journal Finder [use to access Libraries' electronic journals, magazines, and newspapers, as well as some indexes and databases containing full-text articles; includes a comprehensive A-Z listing of titles]

3. Monographic Reference Works in Helm Library

The following are recommended for use:

• Research Guide to Philosophy / Terence N. Tice and Thomas P. Slavens (MAIN LIBRARY B52 .T5 1983)
• Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Networked CD-ROM and REF B51 .R68 1998)
• Encyclopedia of Philosophy (REF B 41 .E5)
• Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics (REF BJ 63 .E45 1992)
• Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics (REF BL 31 .E5 1955x)
• Encyclopedia of Aesthetics (REF BH 56 .E53 1998)
• Encyclopedia of Religion (REF BL 31 .E46 1997)
• Oxford Companion to Philosophy (REF B51 .O94 1995)
• The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy (REF B41 .C35 1995)
• The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy (REF B41 .B53 1994)
• Dictionary of Logical Terms and Symbols (REF QA9 .G698)

4. Department of Philosophy & Religion Faculty

Department of Philosophy & Religion Faculty: http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Academic/AHSS/Philosophy/

5. Related Professional Societies (for professional news, careers/jobs, memberships, etc.)

• American Indian Philosophy Association http://www.csub.edu/~awaters/aipa/aipa.html
• American Society for Bioethics and Humanities http://www.asbh.org/
• American Association of Philosophy Teachers http://aapt-online.dhs.org/aapt.html
• American Philosophical Association http://www.apa.udel.edu/apa/index.html
• American Philosophical Practitioners Association http://www.appa.edu/
• Applied Research Ethics National Association (ARENA) http://www.primr.org/membership/overview.html
• Canadian Philosophical Association http://www.acpcpa.ca/framee.htm
• Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Science http://www.psych.yorku.ca/orgs/cshps/
• History of Economics Society http://www.eh.net/HE/HisEcSoc/
• International Association for Environmental Philosophy http://www.environmentalphilosophy.org/
• International Association of Women Philosophers http://www.bu.edu/wcp/IAPH/
• International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy http://www_ivr.cirfid.unibo.it/ivr/
• International Association for Greek Philosophy (IAGP) http://www.hri.org/iagp/
• International Society for Intellectual History http://www.history.upenn.edu/isih/
• Philosophy of Education Society http://cuip.net/pes/
• Philosophy of Science Association http://philosophy.wisc.edu/PSA/Default.htm
• Semiotic Society of America http://www.iupui.edu/~icon/semiotic.htm
• Society for Ethics http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/faculty/corlett/se.html
• Society for Exact Philosophy http://web.phil.ufl.edu/SEP/index.html
• Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy http://www.american-philosophy.org/
• Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy http://www.spep.org/
• Society for Philosophy and Technology http://www.spt.org/
• Society for Philosophy in the Contemporary World http://www.phil.stmarytx.edu/SPCWhm/
• Society for Women in Philosophy http://www.uh.edu/~cfreelan/SWIP/
• Society for the Advancement of Philosophical Enquiry and Reflection in Education http://www.sapere.net/
• Society of Christian Philosophers http://www.siu.edu/~scp/
• Templeton Foundation http://www.templeton.org/
• Tennessee Philosophical Association http://www.utm.edu/research/tpa/tpa.htm

6. Web Sites Recommended by Department of Philosophy & Religion Faculty

• Academic Info Philosophy Resources http://www.academicinfo.net/phil.html
• American Philosophical Association Web Resources http://www.apa.udel.edu/apa/resources/
• Erratic Impact's Philosophy Research Base http://www.erraticimpact.com/
• Guide to Philosophy on the Internet http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/philinks.htm
• Guidebook for Publishing Philosophy: Journals http://sophia.smith.edu/~jmoulton/guidebook/jcontent.htm
  A subject index to journals in philosophy and related fields.
• Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/
• Philosophy Around the Web http://users.ox.ac.uk/%7Eworc0337/phil_index.html
• Philosophy in Cyberspace http://www-personal.monash.edu.au/~dey/phil/
• Philosophy Pages [gateway for Western philosophical tradition] http://www.philosophypages.com/
• RefDesk.com Facts Encyclopedia Philosophy Resources http://www.refdesk.com/philos.html
• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy http://plato.stanford.edu/contents.html
• Writing Philosophy Papers: A Student Guide (Oregon State University) http://oregonstate.edu/dept/philosophy/resources/resources/guidestuff/Guide.html
• Student Publication Opportunities (Dr. Michael Seidler) http://www.msc.wku.edu/~michael.seidler/studpub.htm
• VoS: Voice of the Shuttle: Philosophy [links] http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=2724
• The WWW Virtual Library: Philosophy http://www.bristol.ac.uk/Depts/Philosophy/VL/

Other Sites

• Academic Info Ancient Philosophy http://www.academicinfo.net/philancient.html
• African Philosophy Resources http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~janzb/afphil/
• Applied Ethics Resources on WWW http://ethicsweb.ca/resources/
• Catholic Encyclopedia http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/
• Chinese Literature Classics http://www.chinapage.com/classic1.html
• Dictionary of Philosophy of Mind http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~philos/MindDict
• Epistemelinks http://www.epistemelinks.com/
• EServer http://eserver.org/philosophy/
• Ethics Collection: The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, Santa Clara University http://www.scu.edu/ethics/
• Ethics Update http://ethics.acusd.edu/index.html
• Greek Philosophy Archive http://graduate.gradsch.uga.edu/archive/Greek.html
  Contains works by Plato and Aristotle, Epictetus' Discourses, Plotinus' Enneads, and the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius.
• Indian Philosophy and Religion: A Launch-pad to India's Spiritual Treasure http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/1863/index.html
  In addition to traditional schools and religious texts, this site also links to modern schools of thought.
• Institute for Creation Research http://www.icr.org/
• Intelligent Design Network, Inc. http://www.intelligentdesignnetwork.org/
• The Internet Classics Archive [contains many classics works on Philosophy] http://classics.mit.edu/
• Islamic Philosophy Online http://www.muslimphilosophy.com/
• Dr. Jan Garrett's Ethics Links http://www.wku.edu/~jan.garrett/el/
  Created by Dr. Jan Garrett in the WKU Philosophy Department.
• Legal Essays indexed by subject: Jurisprudence http://www.law.cam.ac.uk/docs/view.php?doc=220
• Moksha Journal http://www.santosha.com/moksha/
  This journal was founded in 1984 for the purpose of publishing essays and poetry pertaining to the concept of Moksha, defined by Monier-Williams as "liberation, release." Moksha reflects a multiplicity of perspectives, including works pertaining to Yoga, various schools of Buddhism, Sufism, Eastern and Western philosophy, meditation, and mystical Christianity.
• Paideia Project Online [conference paper texts] http://www.bu.edu/wcp/PaidArch.html
• Perseus Digital Libarary http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/
• The Philosopher's Web Magazine Online http://www.philosophers.co.uk/
• PhilSci Archive [preprints in the philosophy of science] http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/
• Religious Laws http://www.lawsofwisdom.com/LawsofWisdom/index.html
• The Stoic Place http://www.wku.edu/~jan.garrett/stoa/
  A site on Stoicism maintained by Dr. Jan Garrett in the WKU Philosophy Department.
• The University of Chicago Philosophy Project [discussion forum] http://csmaclab-www.uchicago.edu/philosophyProject/philos.html

University Libraries Liaison: Bryan M. Carson (x5007 / bryan.carson@wku.edu) last updated 3/04/2007
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